Key part of the headline is "advice no one gave me." Yeah, because it's bad advice! Even for the usual management propaganda on HN this is obviously on its face bad.
Career advice no one gave me: Give a lot of notice when you quit
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#112Earlier quoted context omitted.
Like most things, it depends. I've given employers no time up to 4 weeks. Smaller ones will definitely receive more grace if they have been good to me. And, when I was an employer I tried to do the same for others. Another note is that I'm always succession planning. Document, share what I'm doing, etc... I learned early on that if I couldn't be replaced, I also couldn't be promoted.
> I learned early on that if I couldn't be replaced, I also couldn't be promoted. Nailed this on the head. At the same time, the extra work this requires is often not appreciated by management either - I've seen some (admittedly poor) managers comment on lower productivity due to the documentation efforts.
It may not be appreciated by management in terms of someone saying “wow, your documentation was incredible, here’s that raise/promotion.” But the people who interact with your documentation will appreciate it, which raises your stature in the organization long term.
And management priorities change over time, it’s not uncommon for companies to emphasize documentation more as they mature.
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#113Earlier quoted context omitted.
>I had one person who gave a full year's notice I don't understand how anyone could do this with exception of retirement. Who will hire you with one year long advance?
I wouldn't assume they were planning on a new job immediately. Could be maternity/paternity leave, a plan to sail around the world, whatever. Could also be an in demand skillset. If you get interest every week, you're probably not worried about being able to find work in 10 months or whatever.
>you're probably not worried about being able to find work in 10 months or whatever.
Which carries some risk. If you've had a dream to sail around the world, hike the Appalachian Trail, etc. and you have some decent money in the bank, it may be the right call. But you can also return to a more challenging employment environment.
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#114They ask me that in the interview when they ask where do you see your self in 5 years. I say “not here” and everybody laughs
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#115Bootlicker
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#116Companies will drop you in a moment like a freshly pooped turd into a toilet bowl. Give them MORE notice?!?! Lol GTFO.
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#117Bad advice. I've seen people give notice way in advance, being terminated on the spot.
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#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
Same thing happened to me - told my boss on a Friday that I had received a job offer with a 55% pay raise and was probably going to take it, so we should think about off-boarding. Later that day my admin rights to the gitlab org were removed, was told that "it was a mistake", and was fired the following Monday. They also took my $20k bonus that I was supposed to receive months earlier and used it as a carrot on a sti…
Any company with so little money they are forced to use gasp gitlab strikes fear into the heart
Is this the new "Android people are poor"?
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#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
> But if I avoid answering, I will be perceived as dishonest or hiding something. So usually I invent some excuse so that nobody feels bad. So you avoid the perception of being dishonest and hiding something by actually being dishonest and hiding something?
You don't need to lie. There are plenty of generic reasons you can give why you're leaving that probably even have the virtue of having some truth to them. (Was time to make a change.) No reason to get into a blow-by-blow of why now and what all the things that made the situation less and less tolerable were. It's not lying. It just not telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. ADDED: Companies c…
“Love it here, just looking for a new challenge” or “Love it here, but I couldn’t pass this opportunity up” have gotten me far. You can always be more honest behind closed doors if you want.
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#120>"Everyone will thank you and appreciate you because you are really doing them a favor.
working is a business transaction. "appreciation" comes in the form of cash. if you're not being offered more cash to stick around (beyond the wages that were clearly insufficient motivation), then no, they don't appreciate it.